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The Master and Margarita (Harvill Panther)
1.  The Master and Margarita (Harvill Panther) by Mikhail Bulgakov
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  "A whirlwind visit to Moscow by the Devil and his entourage makes for a clever allegory of life and liberty under communism. Make sure you read the Harvill translation, it's the best one."
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Ice Storm [VHS] [1998]
2.  Ice Storm [VHS] [1998] VHS Kevin Kline
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  "Fumbling adolescent passion juxtaposed with the emotional chill of middle age. The icily minimalist setting provides a stunning backdrop to this thought-provoking film."
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Secrets of the Flesh: a Life of Colette
3.  Secrets of the Flesh: a Life of Colette by Judith Thurman
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  "A meaty insight into the life, loves and attitudes of this unconventional style-setter as she wrestles with issues such as sexuality, motherhood, creativity and getting old in a man's world."
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Beyond Skin
4.  Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
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  "A relaxing Anglo-Indian compilation of voices, instruments, music styles and sounds make this CD a pleasure to read, daydream or just clean the house to."
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War: The True Story of How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time
5.  Bobby Fischer Goes to War: The True Story of How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time by David Edmonds
The list author says:
  "The John McEnroe of US chess meets his Russian counterpart for a Cold War-style showdown. A new twist on Fischer's bloody-minded genius and Spassky's individualism given world politics at the time."
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The Feast of the Goat
6.  The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
The list author says:
  "Charts, in novel form, the real life uprising against Dominican Republican dictator General Rafael Trujillo and the US's cackhanded attempts to control it. As relevant today as it ever was..."
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Arabian Sands (Travel Library)
7.  Arabian Sands (Travel Library) by Wilfred Thesiger
The list author says:
  "Overlook his misogyny and enjoy Thesiger's chronicle of his travels through the Arabian peninsula's Rub al Khali desert with the Beduin tribes. Worth checking out his photos too. Hauntingly beautiful."
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Radio Romance
8.  Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor
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  "A lesser-known Keiller novel with a hilarious tale of a start-up radio station. Genuinely laugh-out-loud stuff."
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Steve McQueen
9.  Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
The list author says:
  "An all-time classic from the 1980s with gentle beats and intelligent lyrics. Track 4, When Love Breaks Down, tugs on the heartstrings."
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Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
10.  Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa
The list author says:
  "Another radio show book, this time set in Peru and charting the rites-of-passage experiences of a teenage boy with an older woman and an eccentric playwright."
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Cinema Paradiso (Subtitled) [VHS]
11.  Cinema Paradiso (Subtitled) [VHS] VHS Philippe Noiret
The list author says:
  "A gem of a film based in Sicily about a little boy's obsession with the cinema. Tender, beautiful and gentle. Hollywood, look and learn."
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The Hotel New Hampshire (Black Swan)
12.  The Hotel New Hampshire (Black Swan) by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Classic Irving with this funny, poignant tale about an eccentric American family. Flatulence-ridden Sorrow the dog's role in the grandfather's death is a corker."
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Dr. Zhivago [VHS] (1965)
13.  Dr. Zhivago [VHS] (1965) VHS Omar Sharif
The list author says:
  "A lengthy epic with fabulous dresses, champagne balls, horse-drawn sleighs and snowy Russian wastelands. Get a bottle of red wine and curl up on the sofa with the tissues for this one."
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Blue Lines
14.  Blue Lines by Massive Attack
The list author says:
  "Great dub beat tracks for an evening in."
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The Poisonwood Bible
15.  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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  "A 1950s missionary family settle in Congo. A tale of survival of the fittest and most adaptable."
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